August 2009

As its lead moves from pain to healing, "Life in Violet" proves to be a riveting psychological novel. Katherine F. Robertson’s captivating novel "Life in Violet" dramatizes trauma, betrayal, healing, and transformation through a... Read More

This tale of human drama and interaction is a testament to the truth that everyone has a story. An American businessman and his wife visit an island in the Caribbean in hopes of buying land for themselves but face potential opposition by... Read More

Failing schools and racism are topics of interest and concern for all Americans today. In "The Substitute Teacher", Samson Kamara connects these two issues as he presents the experience of an African immigrant in the United States.... Read More

Expatriates living in a foreign country in wartime encounter fearful uncertainties. If fortunate enough to escape deportation or incarceration, they still must endure food rationing and shortages that can affect their health and... Read More

During her months in a Gestapo prison in 1936, the young labor activist Gisa Peiper follows a thread of poetry, trying to steady herself: “Remember this also when you grow old. / Remember there is art, there is poetry. / Remember a... Read More

To the question, “What makes a poet’s language distinctive?” Avison once ad-libbed, “Not just affection for words, which is common to all good writers; not necessarily a matter of cadence, formal structures, rhythmÂ…[but the... Read More

When the term Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) came along many years ago, it was generally associated with veterans trying to exorcise their internal demons. Many lives have been ruined forever by it; while some patients struggle... Read More

On February 9, 1994, after being evicted from his Paris apartment, the Romanian poet Gherasim Luca committed suicide by jumping into the Seine River. Though tragic, his death could hardly have been a shock to his readers. For the... Read More